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G. E. WEAVER Aug. 9, 1927e TRUCK JACK Filed Aufl'. 22, 1925 ill Patented Aug. 9, 1927.

NITE STATES PATENT Fli'l't,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNR TO WEAVER MANU FC'IURING CMIPANY, ld" SPRING-FIELD, ILLINOIS, A CRPORAIIT Uli" lLlfN.

TRUCK. JACK.

application filed August 22, 1925. Serial No. 51,'26'?.`

My invention concerns jacks ot the wheel truck type and aims to provide an appliance of this general character which, while simple in structure and composed of relatively few parts, and hence adapted to be constructed economically and at low cost, is e'ective in operation to raise a load from a comparatively low position to a relatively high one, thus enabling such a truclnjach to be used readily and satisfactorily for lifting the axles of automobilesequipped with balloon tires, so-ealled, when one or incre oi thein is detlated, whereby to replace the tire with another or to repair the damaged tire er its tube. y i

To enable those skilled in this art to have a full and complete understaiidinp,` of the invention both troni structural and ,func-` tional standpoints, in `the accoinpanyinp)- drawing, forming a part of this specification, and throughoutthe several views of which like reference characters have been used to designate the same parts, l have illustrated a present desirable and preferred embodiment otb the invention.

Vln this drawing:

` liigure l. is a -fragmentary side elevation olf the new truclejack showing the load saddle in lowered position;

Figure El is a lengthwise section thereo'li indieatingl the parts when the saddle isin elevated position;

y liligure 3 is atop planView ol the appliance with the operatitubi handle broken away; and

y Figure Il; is a detail section ot the pawl or dop` mechanism tor operating; the ratchetbar.

By retei'ence tothe drawing, it willbe noted that the novel und 'ilnproved structure inchldes a inain, horizontal traine composed ci a pair oit slightly torwardlydiverpinp; sidebar-s lil. and l2 connected together at. their rear ends by a cross-,bar i3 having central, depressed section 'l-l and oppositelyprojectingI or outstundiupv portions 153 and i6, each equipped nndi-iriuaith with suitW ably-niountini;` castor-wheel l?.

These side-bars ll land itl are also joined together by a cross-bar ,ttl welded or otherwise appropriately secured to their Itop edges. i l I At their front ends, these con'ipai'iionbars are apertured in reiste'r 'tor lthe reception ot a cross-axle it) `supplied with a spacing; sleeve or collar 2l between the bars and fitted with a pair of carryingwheels 22 just outside of the bars and freely revoluble on the axle.

The appliance has an appropriatelyshaped seat or saddle 23 designed and adapt ed to be positioned beneath the load, such as an automobile axle, and to raise and lower it as occasion requires.y

Educh saddle, in the presentinstance, is rigidly mounted on the top of the liront end of a bent ratchet-bar 2a equipped on its top edge tor a portion ot its length with a series et ratchet-teeth 25, such bar restingn and slidable bodily on a cross-rod or shaft received in holes in the frame side-bars and supplied with spacing collars 27 be tween the opposite faces oiz the teeth-- equipped ratchet-bar and the inner 'faces olf the traine side-bars, thus assuring that the niovable bar will always be maintained cen- Atiaily of the frame.

Beneath the load-engaging saddle 23, two links 28, 28 are pivoted or hinged at 29 to the ratchet-bar on opposite sides ot the latter, the lower ends ot such links beineI hinged at 3i, 3l to depending ears on 'the corresponding side-bars ot the i'ranie.

`Obviously@ as the ratchet-bar is shifted or inoved forwardly or rearwardly, the saddle 23 will ascend or descend, the case may be, in a curved path determined by the associated linlrs which support the saddle and its load troni below.

` tecured against the rear end portions ol the inner lfaces of the trame side-bars are a pair oi spaced upstanding plates l, 32 which support a cross shalt or rod 33 on which, between the plates, is fulcruined the lower end portion ot a bell-crank opcratinp1n handle 3st composed ot a pair ot spaced bars 35, 35 supplied at their upper ends with a dross-rod or handle 36 adapted to be grasped by the operator.

ihich oscillatory handle 54-, roeliable in a. vertical plane, is normally spring-pulled up wardly to substantially vertical position by a coiled, contractile spring Si' lfastened to the handle at Bti and to the truniiebar ll. at 3%),"t3he upward rocking movement ot` the handle being lin'iited by an abutment ell mounted on the inner side oiE one ot the plates i Between the lower, short, spaced arnis ot the bell-crank; operatinghandle, on shalt l2 carried by and between such arnis, a dog or pawl 43 is fulciumed, its tooth adapted to cooperate with the teeth or shoulders of 'the ratchet-bar being pressed down into operative position by al short,- coiled spring 44 connected at one end at 45 to a tail of the dog 43 and at its other end to a cross-pin 46 caried by and between the handle-bars 35', 35.

A correlated holdingdor lockingpawl or dog 47 is fulcrumed at 48 between the plates 32, ,32 on across-pin carried bythe latter,

such pawl being held,downV to its lwork by its own weight, although a. spring mayalso Y be employed in connection with this pawl if Vln' ordery to permitulowering of the saddle and its load step by step by manipulation of the operatinghandle, a cam-plate 49, having the camjsurfaces 5l and 52,7 is fulcrumed or hingedhat .53 on one V of the vertical sideplates 32, and, in order thatsuch cam-element maybe shifted to perform its functions,

it has a lateral lug 54 th'reugh which extends anoutstanding end 755 of a spring` k56 coiled around and having its other end astened to a shaft 57"rock`ingly mounted in the side- "plates 32,132 Vwith its protruding end fitted with an actuating handle 53 which may be swung down or up needed.

To permit the ,earn Imember to be operatively associated with :the two pawls. or dogsptheone pawl 43 has an outstanding pin 5,9 ,overlyingy the cam surface 5l and the Ycompanion pawl has a similar lateral lug 61 extendingl or projecting over the other cam lsurface 52, as is perhaps most clearly shown in Figure 4. y y L Assuming that the parts of the mechanism are in the positions or relations indicated in Y Figure l, with the saddle or seat in lowered position and with the handle 58 down, and that it is desired to raise'the axle of an auto* mobile, the operator moves or` rolls the truck-jack around by the handle 34 until the saddle isintreduced properly and directly sition by the locking dog or pawl 47 in the usual manner during the retraction of theoperating-pawl 43,- byv the upward swinging of the handle, for co'action with :mother ratchet-tooth.

A. continuation or repetition of these movements raises the load step by step :is will be readily understood but it is to be observed, that the construction has to be such that the two pawls will properly cooperate with the series of ratchetteeth even though the ratchet-bar slides lengthwise on its supporting cross-shaft 2G and also rocks thereon by reason of the progressive elevationof its saddleequippcd end due to the swinging movement of the associated links 28..

ln order to lower the saddle and its load` the operator rocks the arm or handle 58 up wardly to the dotted line position indicated in Figure 'l which swings the cam-plate 4S.) upwardly so that the pins or lugs of the -two pawls will coact with their respective cam surfaces, which are of such shape and form that the saddle may be caused to descend step by step in a manner well understood. y

That is to say, when the operating` handle is roclred down, the pawl 43 lifts the load slightly and the locking or holding dog being thus relieved of the load swings up out of the way under the lifting action of the spring 5G which is transmitted to the pawl through the cam surface 52 and the companion lug 61.

Then the operating-pand 43 in retracting allows the load to descend a small axnount and, when such pawl approaches the limit of its backward travel its pin 59 by engagement with the cam surface 5l rocks the (nur plate down causing the holding pawl to descend and encounter a tooth of the ratchet-bar to sustain the load during the next advance movement of the pawl 43, the first portion of whose forward travel is idle by reason of the engagement of pin 59 with the cam surface 5l..

A repetition of these actions causes the load and saddle to descend step by step.

Thus it will be understood that while the saddle may be raised and lowered by intermittent movements it also has a rock ing action by reason of its turning around the center 2l, all as has been fully depicted in Figures l and 2.

The structure as a whole is simple in construction, it is composed of few paris, it may be manufactured at conjipuratively low cost, and the appliance is effective and sat-- isfactory in operation.

Those trained in this art will readily understand that the invention is not limited to the precise and exact details of structure shown and described and that these may be modified within comparatively wide limits without departure from the heart and cssence of the invention and without the sacrilice of any of its material benefits and :idvantages, the scope of the invention being defined by the appended claim.

lli() will I claim:

In a truck-jack, the combination of a truck-frame, carrying-wheels therefor, a ratchet-bai', a load-engaging saddle mounted on said ratchet-bar near one end thereof, a link connecting said ratchet-bar near said saddle to said truck-frame, a bearing foi` the other' end portion of said ratchet-bar permitting lengthwise sliding movement of Vthe latter, an opeiatinghandle fulcrumed on said truck-frame, an operatingdpawl associated with said handle adapte to coact with the teeth of said ratchet-bar, a holdingpawl cooperating with said ratchet-bar teeth, and means connecting said pawls permitting the descent of the saddle, whereby vthe load may be lifted and lowered step by step by actuation of said operating-handle, said ratchet-bai' in the lowest position of said saddle being in a convenient position for movement by the :foot of the operator po cla-use said saddle to rise and engage the oac.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set 

